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If someone still believes that stereotype about the citizens of Genova being greedy and narrow-minded, they haven't met the members of AEGEE-Genova. This young local, who signed the Convention d'Adhésion at EBM Riga 2011, is growing fast and definitely likes to think big. That...

What happens if you are LGBT and you live or you decide to visit Russia? In both cases you may end up in jail! If you are a visitor you may be in jail for two weeks and then you will be deported!
Putin and Kremlin believe that the youngsters must be protected from "bad"...

Established 25 years ago and awarded each year by the European Parliament, the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought has finally announced the list of nominees for this year. The seven finalists were announced on September 16th in Brussels, including Malala Yousafzai and...

It all started from an on-line debate, and now it is about to become an AEGEE-Europe project. Last December, the Culture Working Group (CWG) set up a Skype debate about History textbooks and how they are influenced by nationalisms in Europe. EurStory is a newborn in AEGEE, but...

Last week, some really good news came to all the AEGEEans. It was during the COMEM (Council of Members) of the European Youth Forum (YFJ, which stands for 'Youth Forum Jeunesse') in Brussels.
AEGEE-Europe had just been elected to be one of the 30 organizations inside the...

A time for challenges for him, and a time of change for AEGEE. Dávid Székely, secretary of AEGEE-Budapest, has decided to take the step and go for the position of a member of the Comité Directeur in the upcoming Spring Agora Rhein-Neckar.
Dávid is 24 years old with a...

We all know that AEGEE stands for – and is also known as - the European Students’ Forum. However, some AEGEE members have the feeling that our association lacks the true meaning of its last word sometimes. A forum means a “place outdoors”, a meeting or assembly for the...